title: Successful Coil Embolization of a Large Ascending Aortic Pseudoaneurysm Following Explantation of the EXCOR Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device in a Patient With Acute Fulminant Myocarditis.
abstract: Mechanical ventricular assistance has become a reliable tool for the support of children and infants with heart failure. The devices have shown efficacy both as a bridge to transplantation and as a bridge to recovery. The potential complications that may occur with long-term support have not been fully described. This article reports the occurrence of a large pseudoaneurysm associated with the ascending aorta following explantation of the EXCOR Pediatric ventricular assist device. A management strategy for this potentially lethal complication is described.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Nofil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Arain
authors.forename: Roosevelt
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bryant
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ameduri
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gruenstein
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Braunlin
authors.forename: Lyle
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Joyce
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: St Louis
keywords: aneurysm; aorta/aortic; circulatory assist devices; complication